Higgins Junior High School - Tatler Yearbook (Thompsonville, CT)

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A. D. Higgins Junior High School although we did like the music when they waltzed through the halls. 25. Agnes Kula wills her dance steps to Frances Johnson and Alicia Richmond so that next year’s students won’t run out of entertainment, but girls, remem- ber to keep in time with the music. 26. To Richard Gelinas, Larry Gaskell leaves his everlasting grin. 27. Patricia Smith leaves her glamour to Jean Glembocki and June Cousineau. 28. Carmine Renna leaves his ways of geting around the girls to James Tatoian, Romeo of ’52. 29. Joe Maciolek leaves his “good looks” to Billy Spanzwick. Poor Alan Ladd! 30. Anne Williams leaves her talented fingers to Gertrude Davenport so that the piano won’t get lonely next year. 31. Sandra Fritzgerald leaves her quiet ways of working to her sister, Jill. Now the teachers can leave their ear plugs at home. 32. Teofe Ziemnicki, Robert Tuomala, and Dario Russotto will their bass voices to Evan Evans and Joe Calcasola. 33. Diane McKinstry leaves her jazzy jitterbug steps to Carol Dighello. Arthur Murray had better watch out! 34. Leroy Remington leaves his deep voice and his tall, dark and handsome ways to Frank Grabinski. Here’s an- other “Valentino” for the class of ’52. 35. Arthur Butler leaves his quiet manner to Sam Topulos who is as shy as a “violet”. 36. Dorothy Schweitzer leaves her variety of excuses to Joan Bodley who is now working on a novel called “Alibi’s for Joan”. 37. Frances Noto, Louis Fiore, and Leonard Maylott leave their giggling habits to Nancy Lucia and Ann Lepore. We hope the teachers can stand it next year. 38. Barbara Bourgeoise and Marie LoVoi leave their good manners and quiet habits to two of the quietest boys in the Higgins Junior High — Stanley Krajewski and Richard Norris. Items 1. The record book is always open children, for your autograph, if you care to sign it. 2. To Mr. Hines and Mr. Zawada we leave a new electric vacuum-cleaner to pick up all pieces of information which led us into trouble. 3. To Mr. White we leave all the seventh grade pupils with our deepest sympathy. 4. To the teachers and the faculty we leave our studious habits and a record book full of A’s. 5. To the class of ’52 we leave our good examples of conduct in class, in the corridor, and in assembly. 6. All gum found under desks is to be used to patch up the broken windows in the various rooms. All property having been disposed of, we therefore appoint Mr. White execu- tor of our last will and testament. We trust he will see that the seventh graders receive all property which we have willed. May heaven help the receivers. In witness thereof, we have here unto inscribed our names this sixth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one. Attorneys : Agnes Kula Sally Fields Witnesses : “The Lone Ranger” Arthur Godfrey “Howdy-Doody” (Elass i tattattra Prettiest Girl Iris Kamaros Handsomest Boy Bobby Mercik Most Popular Girl Iris Kamaros Most Popular Boy Bobby Mercik Quietest Girl Patricia Butler Quietest Boy Rudolph Tenerowicz Most Talkative Girl Jane Hoginski Most Talkative Boy LeRoy Jackson Class Artist Barbara Bak Wittiest Girl Agnes Kula Wittiest Boy Leo Depka Glamour Girl Flora Albano Glamour Boy Dario Russotto Class Musician Louis Fiore Class Poet Edith Williams Smartest Girl Anne Williams Smartest Boy Thomas O’Bram Best all-round Girl Iris Kamaros Best all-round Boy Bobby Mercik Best Girl Dancer Barbara Bak Best Boy Dancer ....Robert Tucmala

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The Tatler ffllaaa Jitll ' ' Breathe there the students of A. D. Higgins School with souls so dead, who never to themselves hath said, ' This is our own, our native school’.” O UR clients, the graduating class of ’51, believe in the A. D. Higgins Junior High, as a student body, of the students, for the students, and by the principal, whose great powers were derived from the consent of the teachers, a school within a school, con- sisting of many uncommon students, a perfect school, one and inseparable, established upon those principles of free speech, justice and homework, for which we, as A. D. Higgins patriots, sacrificed television programs and movies. We, Agnes Kula and Sally Fields, being of questionably keen mind, there- for believe that it’s our duty, to this school we love so well — sometimes — to draw up this illegal will for the un- fortunate class of ’51, who sorrowfully dispose of their valualDle property. We believe that it’s our duty to defend this will against all parasites and misers. We therefore have been given permission to read this unlawful docu- ment in public. 1. Barbara Glista leaves her sweet, becoming ways to Frances Nai, hoping that she’ll try to keep up Barbara’s record next year. 2. The eighth grade basketball players leave their booklet on “How To Grow Taller” to next year’s team, in hopes that they’ll “pop” up a bit. 3. Jackie Leone unwillingly wills her history book to anyone who’s as studious as she is. 4. Anthony Guerriero and Judy Gutman bequeath their “partnership” to Thomas Napoli and Carol Brouthers. 5. Theresa Troiano leaves her skill in basketball to Carol Seminara. Watch that hook shot, Carol! 6. Gerald Carzello leaves his variety of excuses for not handing in his home- work papers on time to Charles Sic, who ran out of his own excuses. 7. Rudy Tenerowicz leaves his “daddy- long-legs” to Larry Bernier. Maybe by next year Larry will reach the top of the teacher’s desk. 8. Eddie Hoginski and Charles Zarcaro bequeath their romantic ability to Larry Kaminski and Louis Schoentag. Girls, take warning! 9. The “cheering squad” consisting of Fields, Kamaros, Balke, Scalia, Gatti, Albano and Arnone leave their skirts and cheers to the seventh grade cheer leaders. We also give them per- mission to use what’s left of our “super- duper” pills. 10. Bobby Mercik wills his corny jokes to James Garini, although Jimmy already has a supply of his own. 11. To next year’s book worms we leave the library and all the worms. 12. Anna Scalia leaves her truth- fulness to George Littlejohn We hope that there will be no objections on the part of certain “honest” students. 13. Jimmy Viola leaves his brilliant mind to the seventh grade scientists to take apart and see why it doesn’t work. 14. Jane Hoginski leaves her ques- tioning mind to Joan Carenzo. Imagine what would happen if “Believe it or Not” by Ripley, was to be the name of a new subject next year. 15. Louis Cardalico leaves his pop- ularity with the teachers to any seventh grader who likes trouble. 16. John Loney leaves his clowning to some seventh grader who plans to be a comedian in the future. 17. Dorothy Bascom leaves her “chatter-box” ways to Patty Mills and Janet Taylor. 18. Ronny Maylott leaves his studious, quiet ways to his brother Norman. We had to keep it in the family. 19. Caroline Zawistowski, Leslee Feld Joan Burgess, and Shirley Fortin leave their novels on “How To Get Your Man” to the mounted police. 20. Judy Vassallo and Joyce Grosso leave their reducing exercises to Margaret Matulis and Judy Handley. 21. Barbara Bak wills her cosmetics to Clara Vella. We hope Clara can use them all. 22. Eugene Calcasola and David Gracci leave their talking across the room to Jennie Marrone and Alice Bourque. We suggest Miss Stewart keep a supply of ear plugs ready. 23. Tommy O’Bram leaves his music ability to Michael Noto. We hope he won’t strike a sour note. 24. Noreen Misiaszek and Caroline Tkacz leave their accordion pleated skirts to next year’s accordion players.

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The Tatler Atl ktira T his season may not be considered a successful one from the stand- point of victories, but in all other ways it was very successful. The members of the basketball team played terrific games! The games this year, were noted for teamwork, rather than the outstanding skill of any individual player. The spirit was high, the games hard- fought, the sportsmanship tops, and the general feeling among the players was — win or lose — they were going to play basketball the best way they knew how. We did, however, come close to victory in both Brainard games losing by two and three points respectively. The morale of the players was built up through Coach Shapiro ’s encourage- ment, and the help of the enthusiastic cheerleaders, under the direction of Miss Angelica and Miss Delaney. The top scorer was Ronnie Maylott and the outstanding players were Bobby Mercik and Ronnie Maylott. The honors go to Bobby Mercik, the class athlete, who excelled in basketball as well as baseball, setting a terrific record. Although no games were won, the players truly lived up to the follow- ing thought: ' ' For when the One Great Scm ' er Comes to write against your name; He writes — not that you won or lost, But how you played the gameF The Higgins School Basketball Team Robert Mercik Louis Schoentag Ronald Maylott William Spanswick Carmine Renna Thomas Napoli Norman Maylott Michael Noto Samuel Panella Kenneth Brodeur Evan Evans Pri2?a O NCE again individuals and organi- zations have contributed prizes to students of the graduating class. These prizes will be awarded to boys and girls for excellence in scholarship and outstanding ability. The Alvin D. Higgins Scholarship will be awarded to the two students attaining highest honors. The highest honor student has his name engraved on the scholarship plaque and receives a schol- arship key. The sum of two dollars and fifty cents will be awarded by one of our friends to the boy or girl showing the greatest improvement in penmanship and dictation. Two five dollar prizes will be given to the two pupils attaining the highest records in English and Mathematics by the Enfield Woman’s Club. Five dollars is awarded by the Veterans of Foreign Wars to the stu- dent excelling in history. The Lions Club has donated two dollars and fifty cents to the student constructing the best Vocation Notebook. The student who receives the honor of “best citizen” of the graduation class is awarded a bronze key for citizenship and the sum of two dollars and fifty cents. The American Legion offers a five dollar prize to the pupil in the seventh or eighth grade writing the best essay on “Americanism.” The pupils of outstanding athletic ability and achievement are awarded medals. Mr. White, our principal, awards a school prize of two dollars and fifty cents to the pupil showing the greatest improvement in schoolwork throughout the school year. The boy and girl making the greatest improvement in spelling throughout the school year is awarded two dollars and fifty cents by the Higgins School Parent-Teacher Association. The students and faculty express their sincere thanks to the generous donors of these prizes. I